Washing machine



May 18 1926.

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IN VEN TOR A TTOR NE YS Patented May 18, 1926. i v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EPHRAIM r..-nuan, or OKLAHOMA errY, OKLAHOMA.

wnsnme MACHINE;

1 Application filed April 28, 1924. Serial No. 709,616.

My invention relates to improvements in washing machines and it consistsin the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein describedand claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an improvement in washingmachines which is adapted to keep the clothes separated,

whereby marking of the clothes is obviated.

A further object of my inventionzis to provide a device of thetype'described which is especially adapted to wash certain kinds ofclothes-such as; dark silkand wool, light silk and wool, flat, whitecotton, raycotton, medium dark cotton and 'dar cotto n,"

one of these machines being adapted to wash one-0t the above linesofclothes, whereby seven of these machines will be'adapted to handle allof the :various kinds of washing that is done by the standard'la-undry.

A further object ofmy invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which Ibo is adapted.,.to use the same water a number poftimes, the water being passed through a i filter before each use,whereby the device provide a' device of the type described in which the-blueirig,-j soda, sour, soapand.

bleach are 'automatically added at different intervals-while the clothesare being passed through the vmachine, thusproviding' a machine inwhichf-a predetermined quantity of these elements will be added, wherebytheclothes'will be washed in thesam'e manner each time they are passedthrough the machine.

in which the water that washes theclothes instantly drains from theclothes, thereby 5O A further object of my-fmvention isto A furtherobject of my invention= isto provide a-device of-the type'described inwhich the clothes are kept in containers;

which are moved through the machine, and

carrying all of the dirt therewith.

, provide'a device of the type described'which makes use of a singlecontrol box foi" operating the entire machine. f

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribedwhich 1 compartments.

is sectional and may be made as long as desired.

A further objectof my invention. is to provide a device of the typedescribed which is especially adapted to wash delicate articles ofclothing such as silk waists, etc. Other objects and advantages willappear 1n the following specification, and the novel features of theinvention will be particu larly pointed out in the appended claims. -Myinvention 1s illustrated in the accompanymg drawings forming part ofthis application, in which Figure 1- is a. side elevation of the'machine. I Figure 2 is an end elevation of the machine.

Figure 3 .is a horizontal section the machine.

Figure 4 is'a' plan'vie'w of-the control through the control box. YFigure 6 is a plan view of the control box with the'cover removed. Y

Fi re 7 is a section along'the line 7-4 of F gure 6.

Figure 8 is .a plan view of the'container moving mechanism.- j

Figure 9 is a transverse section through a portion of the machine.

Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional .view

ofthe container moving mechanism.

- Figure 1 1 a vertical section through the water receiving tanks andshows the filter in ositlon.

=1 *igure 12"is"asection along the line 112 -12 of Figure 11.

-'Figure 13 is a side elevation of the clothes Figure 5 is a transversesection through""' container, portions thereof being broken awa Figure14: is an end view of aportion of the container.

'Figure 15 is a view of the opposite end of the container. I

Figure 16 is a section along the line 1616 of Figure 14.

Figure 1 7 is a view of the fragmentary portion of the inner side of oneof the end plates for the container.

. Figure 18 1s a diagrammatic view of the tanks showing how the blueing,etc, is added to'the water which washes the clothes.

Figure 19 is a diagrammatic view of one of the containers that isdivided into four Figures 20 and 21 are diagrammatic views of gearswhich are provided with cams.

In carrying out my invention I provide a laundry machine which iscomposed of a number of sections that consist of a main section A andadditional sections B. As many additional sections B as desired may beadded. A section of the machine includes that portion of the machinewhich may be removably secured to other sections of the machine thatmake up the entire device. In this way, the device may be made as longas desired for accomplishing the necessary washing operations. Eachsection carries a rotor (see Figure 2) these rotors being connected toeach other so as to provide a single rotor that extends the entirelength of the machine. The rotors are rotated by a means hereinafterdescribed, this means being adapted to rotate the rotor threerevolutions in one direction and three revolu tions in the oppositedirection. I have found from experience that it is best to have therotor make twenty revolutions a minute.

A clothes container of the shape shown in Figure 13 is adapted to bereceived by the rotor C and is'intermittently moved throu h the machineby a mechanism hereinafter. e-j

scribed. The machine is adapted. to carry a number of these clothescontainers and it will be noted from Figure 1 that the containers abuteach other, so as to resemble a solid core that extends through theentire machine. The mechanism that moves the containers permits thecontainers to stand in one position for of a minute, and

then moves them to their next position in of a minute. The containersare fed in at the end at of the machine and are removed from the end 3of the machine. The means for moving the containers and for rotating therotor which in turn rotates the containers is accomplished by a singlemechanism which is now to be described.

In Figures 4: to 7 inclusive I have shown a. driving mechanism for therotor and container mover. This mechanism is mounted in a control box orcasing 1, the casing in turn eing carried by the machine (see Figure 9 Ashaft 2 is rotatably carried by bearings 3 and 1 and is provided with apulley 5. The pulley 5 is actuated by means of a driving shaft 6 (seeFigure 1). A belt 7 is disposed over a pulley 8 on the driving shaft 6and is passed around the pulley 5. In this way the shaft 2 is rotated bythe shaft 6.

A worm 9 is mounted on the shaft 2 and is rotated by the shaft. A shaft10 is carried by the casing 1 and carries a worm gear 11 that is in meshwith the worm 9. It will be noted from Figure 5 that the gear 11 ismounted upon a shank 12 of a clutch memp ber 13. The clutch in turn ismounted upon a sleeve 14, the sleeve being rotatably dis-.

posed upon the shaft 10. The clutch 13 has a gear 15 that is in meshwith an idler gear 16. The gear 16 in turn is mounted upon the stubshaft 17 which is carried by a support 18. A second gear 19 is mountedupon the stub shaft17 and is in mesh with agear 20. The gear 20 issecured to a shaft 21 which is mounted in the casing 1. A gear 22 isloosely mounted upon the shaft 21 and is in mesh with an idler gear 23,the idler gear being carried by the casing 1 (see Figure 6). A gear 24.is loosely mounted on the shaft 10 and is provided with a cam 25, seeFigure 20. It will be seen from the construction thus far described thatwhen the shaft 2 is rotated, it will not rotate the shaft 10 but willrotate the gear 24 upon the shaft 10. A second clutch member 26 is keyedto the shaft 10 and is adapted to engage with the clutch member 13. Themeans for moving the clutch member 26 is clearly shown in Figure 5, andcomprises a fork 27 that is slidably disposed upon guide rods 28 thatare carried by the casing 1. The fork is received in a groove 29 in theclutch 26, whereby movement of the fork 27 on the rods 28 will move theclutch member 26 into or out of engagement with the clutch member 13.

The means for moving the fork 27 comprises a roller30 that is kept incontact with the cam 25 by means of springs 31. The springs 31 aredisposed in recesses in the fork 27 and bear against the casing so as tomove the fork away from the casing, see Figure 5. It will be apparentfrom this construction that as the gear 24 is rotated by the shaft 2,the fork 27 will be moved so as to throw the clutch member 26 into orout of engagement with the clutch member 13. When in engagement theshaft 10 will be turned by the worm gear 11.

- In Figure 2 I have shown how the shaft 10 is connectedto a stub shaft32 (see F igure 8) by means of a sprocket 33, a sprocket chain 34 and asecond sprocket wheel 35, the latter being mounted upon the stub shaft32. An arm'36 is pivotally carried by the sprocket wheel 35 and has itsfree end connected to a sliding member 37. The member 37 is slidablymounted upon a support 38 and is maintained on the support by means offlanges 39 that "are received in grooves 40 of the support. lVhen thesprocket 35 is rotated it will cause the link 36 to move the member 37on the support 38. In Figure 3 I have shown the novel means for movingthe containers while they are in the machine. The rotor that carries thecontainers is provided with channel irons 41, certain of these channelirons carrying channel irons 12 that are slidably disposed in thechannel irons 11, (see Figure 10). Rollers 43 and 4.4 support thechannel irons 42 and prevent them from coming in contact with thechannel irons 41. I The channel irons 42 carry Spring pressed lugs 45,(see Figure 3) these lugs being adapted to enter the space between thecontainers, and to engage with the containers to move the-latter whenthe channel irons 42 are actuated. The triggers 45 are provided with abevel surface 46,

whereby a reciprocation of the channel irons around by the rotor when itis rotated. The

' member 37 carries a roller 47 that is received in a groove 48 ofa ring49 (see Figure 3). The ring 49 is provided with rollers 50'that spacethe ring from the channel irons 41,

. (see Figure 9) and permits the ring 49 to be moved longitudinally withrespect to the rotor when the member 37 ismoved. The

ring 49 is connected to the channel irons 42 by means of connecting.members 51, these members being bolted to the ring 49 and also to thechannel irons 42. The members 51 carry rollers 52 which space themembers from the walls of the channel irons 41, so as to permit themembers "to readilymove in f the channel irons 41'. It will thereforeap-' .pear from this constructiomthat a rotation of the shaft 2.wil1ca'use the shaft 10 to in-' termittently rotate so as to move the chan-''nel irons 42 and the triggers which in turn will move the containers.

The means for rotating the rotor in bothdirections is also accomplishedby the mechanisnr shown in Figures 4 to 7 inclusive. This mechanismcomprises an arm 53 that is secured to a shaft 54, the shaft beingcarried *bythe casing 1. A second arm 55 is secured 1 to the lower endof the shaft 54 and carries two rollers 56 at its free ends. The rollers'56 are adapted to contact with cams 57 and 58 thatare mounted upon thegear 20. A

rotation of the gear 20 will cause the arm 55 and the arm 53 to rock. InFigure 4 I have shown a link 59 that is connected to the free end of thearm 53 and has its free end con- 'nectedto a lever 60. The free end ofthe -'lever 60 is mounted in a collar 61 and is adapted tomove thecollar on a shaft 62. A collar is connected to two clutches 63 and 64that are keyed to the shaft62 and areadapted to be thrown intoengagement with clutch members 65 and 66 respectively. Pulleys 67 and 68are secured to the clutch members 65 and 66 and are connected'to theshaft 6 by means of belts 69 and 7 0. It will benoted I as that the belt70 istwisted so as'to drive the pulley 68 in the reverse direction tothat of the pulley 67. It will be apparent from this construction thatthe shaft 62 will be rotated in both directions by means of clutches 63and 64 and the belts 69 and 70. In Figure 1 I have shown a gear 71 thatis mounted upon a shaft 62, that is in mesh with a gear 72 that ismounted upon a shaft 73. The shaft 7 3 extends the entire length of themachine and is carried by 'bearings 74. The gears 75 are mounted upon ashaft 73 and are in mesh with gears 76 that are carried by the rotor C,(see Figure 3). The mechanism in the casing 1 is so constructed as torotate the roller three revolutions in one direction and threerevolutions in the reverse direction.

The special construction of the rotor is shown in Figures 3 and 9. InFigure 3 I show the gear 76 as encirdling the rotor. Rings 77 and 78 aredisposed on each side of the gear 76 and are secured to each other andto the gear by means of bolts 7 9. The

gear 76 connects each section of the rotor to the adjacent section andthis is accomplished by means of rings 77 and 78. The rings carry lugs80 to which the channel irons 41 are secured, the channel ironsextendingbetween the gears. braced at predetermined intervals by meansof arcuate. shaped members 81, (see Figure The channel irons are 9). Therotor C is hollow and is adapted to carrythe containers, and at the sametime to allow the water to pass through the rotor and into engagementwith the clothes with- 1n the container. channel irons-are sufficient tomake a rigid rotor, and I have also found that three of these channelironsis all that need be provided with channel irons 42 that'carry thecontainer moving triggers 45. Thechannel irons 41 which do not carry thechannel irons 42 are provided with triggers 82 which are similar to thetriggers 45, but which are .not moved longitudinally with respect to therotor. In the present form of the device the distance between the gears7 6 is adapted to hold six containers. It is obvious that the lengthbetween the gears may be changed at Wlll' without departing from thespirit and scope. of the invention. The channel irons 42 carrya trigger45 for each container -with the end walls of the containers even thoughthe containers abut one another while they are passing through themachine.

I have found that six' mounted in the castings 84. It will be notedfromv Figure 8 that the gears 76 have flanges 86 that project on eachside of the teeth of each section of the machine.

ure 1. from a supply tank (not shown) to the first off into the tanks.

the gear. The idlers 85 are adapted to contact with the flanges 86 tosupport the gear. In FigureQ I have shown four idlers as being providedin each casting 84. The'idlers are carried by roller bearings (notshown), whereby the idlers are readily turned or rotated.

The means for conveying the water to and from the containers is clearlyshown in Fig- A water pipe 87 conveys the water container. The casing 83carries a spray 89. The pipe 87 is connected to the spray S9 anddelivers the water to the spray. Three sprays are provided for eachsection of the machine and are disposed in the man ner shown inFigure 1. As clearly shown in Figure 13 the cylindrical wall of eachcontainer is a screen through which the water is adapted to pass. Thesprays 89 are disposed at the top of the-casing 83 so as to permit thewater to fall in a vertical plane and strike the clothing that is withinthe containers. It will be noted from Figure 1 that water receivingtanks 90 are carried by the machine, one of these tanks being providedfor two containers. It willtherefore be observed from the presentconstruction second pipe 94 conveys the water from the second tank 90 tothe next pump 95, this pump liftin the water to the third spray in theline. is operation is repeated from the time the water enters themachine through the pipe 87, until it is finally expelled from the lasttank 90. Very little water is necessary with this device, due to thefact that the clothes do not lie in a pool of water as is the case witha standard laundry machine, but the water is drained from the clothesand is first filtered and then conveyed to the next spray where it canagain be used. The same quantity of water can be used time and timeagain.

The filter construction that is provided with each tank is clearly shownin Figures 11 and 12. It will be noted from Figure 12 that the sidewalls of the tank are provided with angle irons-97 which form a guideway 98. The filter consists of two frames 99 and 100 which are hingedtogether at 101. The

' frames 99 and 100 are disposed in the guide way 98 and they aresecured to each other by means of the angle irons 97. A coarse screen102 is carried by the lower frame and supports a filter cloth 103. Itwill be noted from Figure 11 that the upper frame 99 car: ries a hood104, this hood extending from the hinged. end of the frame 99 to a pointadjacent to the .opposite end. The hood 104. has an open end at 105 andprovides a water passageway from the end 105 to the closed end 106. Thewater that drains from the casing 83 falls upon the hood 10 and isconveyed to the open end 105. The suction of the pump 95 draws the waterthrough the filter and out through the pipe 94. The filter strains thewater and the dirt and sediment remain on the surface of the cloth. Itis obvious that this dirt and sediment when left to accumulate willprevent the water from that three of these tanks are provided withlrainin through the filter. Since the water A section of the machine isconsidered to be a portion extending between two supporting frames 84.

The tanks are slidably carried by flanges 91 and channel irons 92. Thechannel irons in turn are carried by rods 93 that are supported by thecastings 8 1, (see Figure 1). The channel irons 92 not only support thetanks 90, but also cause the water that strikes the top of the cha ineliron. to drain The water from the first spray 89 comes in contact withthe clothes inthe container disposed beneath the. spray,

' and then drains from the clothes and drops into thetank 90. From herethe water is sucked by means of a pipe 9% tea-pump 95.

is first rawn through the lower end of the filter, the sediment will befirst collected at the lower end of the filter. When the sedimentaccumulates to a sufiicient extent to prevent the water from drainingthrough the lower end of the filter, the suction pump 95 will cause thewaterto flow, up into the hood 104 and to pass through the filter at apoint above the place where the sediment is accumulated. This continuesuntil the entire filter is filled with a uniform layer of sediment. Thespecial construction of the hood 104 permits the water to be sucked u tothe top or closed end 106 of the hoo when the rest of the filter hasbeen filled with sediment. The filter is disposed at an angle so as toprovide a greater amount of filtering space that is passed.

It Will be noted. from Figure 11 that the frame 100 has a handle 107which-permits memro the frame 99 may be swung away from the frame 1.00so as to permit the filter cloth 103 to be removed, and a new or cleanfilter cloth be substituted for the old filter cloth. As heretoforestated the angle irons 97 exert a binding action upon the frames 99 and100, and cause these frames to grip the filter cloth 1 03.

I have also shown in Figure 11 the novel means for regulating thetemperature of the water within the tanks 90. This means comprises asteam coil 108 that is disposed within the tank and is covered by theWater within the tank. A steam inlet pipe 109 and an outlet pipe.110 arein communication with the coil 108. The pipes 109 and 110 are incommunication with a source of steam supply, not shown. A thermostatshown diagrammatically at 111 is operatively con nected to a valve 112by means of a link 113. The thermostat may be set for any temperaturedesired, and will actuate the valve 112 so as to control the. amount ofthat the frame 100 carries an angle iron 1141-.

This iron abuts the free end of the frame 99 and has its ends contactingwith the side walls of the tank and with the walls of the upperangleiron 97. The angle iron 11 1.

with the frame 99 and side walls of the tank form a water receivingpocket, that holds the dirty water. and conveys it out of the tank whenthe filter is removed therefrom.

The special type of clothes container that carries the clothes throughthe machine is shown in Figures 13 to 17 inclusive. This containercomprises two end plates 115 and 116 and it will be noted from Figure 14that I the end plate 115 carries a door 117. The

door is hinged to the end plate 115 by means of a hinge 118 and islocked in closed position by means of a latch 119. Both of the endplates 115 and 116 are identical in structure, except for the fact thatthe end plate machine.

115 carries the door 117. -Each of the end 1 plates 115 and 116 isprovided with an outwardly extending flange 120, thus providing ada tedto receive the triggers 45 and 82.

as eretofore described. The main body portion of the end plates 115 and116 is provided with depressions 122 (see Figure16). The inner surfacesof these depressions are provided with grooves 123, these groovesreceiving the end of the wire 124;. The wire 124 is circular in shapeand isprovided with inwardly extending portions 125 (see Figure 17). Theportions 125 are received in the grooves 123, while the circular portionoft e wire 124 is received in the grooves 126. The portions 125 act asfingers or cloth engaging rojections that carry the clothes from theottom of the container upwardly to. a slight distance, and then tumblethe clothes back into the body of the container. This is accomplishedduring the rotation of the container. If the rotor C were to rotate inone direction continuously, the clothes within the container wouldlikely roll. up into a bundle or log. By providing a mechanism thatfirst rotates the containers in one direction and then'in the reversedirection, I obviate the disadvahtage of ham ing the clothes roll intobundles. The lengths of the containers are such as to position the-endsof the containers directly above the channel irons 92' (see Figure 1),thus preventing the water that drains from the containers fromcontacting'cr dropping upon the channel irons 92. In like manner thecontainers are of such length as to position the ends of the containersin alinement with the gears '76. This construction also prevents thewater from draining upon the rings 77 and 78. The rings 77 and 78 areprovided with outwardly extending flanges which tend to drain the water,from the gear 76 and away from the castings 84 (see Figure 3) In Figure19 I show a diagrammatic view of a clothes container 127 that is similarto the container shown in Figure 13 but which is about one-fourth of thelength of the container shownin Figure 13. This container is providedwith partitions 128 that divide the container into four compartments.This container is specially adapted to wash delicate clothes such assilk waists, etc. Acompartment 129-formed by the partition 128 is smallenough to prevent a silk shirt or waist received therein from beingmoved around to any great extent, yet at the same time permits the waistto be thoroughly washed as it is passed through the machine. can alsoprovide containers one-half the length of the container shown in Figure13 if I so desire. The container shown in Figure 13 is ada ted to carryabout thirty pounds of clot es. In case asmaller bundle of clothes isnecessary to be washed I either provide a container one-fourth thelength of the conate the cmitai and the mech-,

the end y is filtered and is used time and In Figure 18 I have showntime again. diagrammatically a series of tanks 90, and have also shownhow the temperature of the water within the tanks is raised, and how thevarious solutions, bluing, sour, etc., are added to the tanks.

The clothes in passing through the machine pass through three stageswhich are commonly known as breakdown, suds and rinse. The water uponentering the first tank is raised to a temperature of 85 and is mixedwith the blueing, and sour from a tank 130. It should be noted at thispoint that the temperature of the water may be raised to any otherdegree desired, and that the blueing and sour need not be added at thispoint. I am merely describing one operation for washing clothes.The-water is filtered in the tank 1 (see Figure 18), and then isconveyed to the next spray 89 and passes through the container disposedbeneath the spray, and is received in the next tank, or tank 2. At thispoint sudsis added and is provided by means of a container 131. Thetanks 130 and 131 may be secured to the machine by any means (not shown)and are provided with outlet pipes and pet cocks 133 whereby the amountof solution added to the water may be controlled at will. From tank 2 totank nothing further is added. The temperature of the water however, issteppedup from 85 to approximately 160. As heretofore stated this may becontrolled by the thermostat in each of the tanks. In tank 5 a container134 is provided which adds soap and bleach to the water. From this pointto the last tank nothing further is added, and the water is allowed tocool by radiation until it is finally discharged from the last tank, andis conveyed away.- The clothes on entering the container are firstsprayed with the water that has previously been used for rinsing theclothes and for washing the clothes in soap suds. The breakdown of theclothes is carried on through a length of approximately ten cont ainers.Since each ofthe containers remains in one position for ,4 of a minute,

and is then moved on to the next position in of a minute, the length oftime required for one container to be moved the distance of tencontainers will be ten minutes.

is heretofore stated, the movement of the containers is accomplished bymeans of triggers 45, and the containers are held against returnmovement by means oi the triggers 82. The containers now pa: into whatis called the suds operation, here the clothes are sprayed with a soapysolution and are thoroughly washed. This operation also continues forthe length of ten containers. The clothes are then passed into -,what iscalled the rinsing operation and hero clear water comes into contactwith the "clothes, and removes all of the soap from the clothes. Ifdesired the clothes may he saturated with a solution containing soda.bluing and sour before they are finally ejected from the machine.

In Figure-3 I have shown rccnforcing rods 130 which secure the castings84 together. The rods are spaced from the outside rasing and may be usedas rungs of a ladder or a person when he is climbing up over the machineto fix the latter. lit will also be noted from Figure 3 that the casing83 is provided with a slot 131 through which the member 37 projects. Themember 2? slides in the slot 131 as it moves the ring 49. The member 51connects the ring 49 to the channel irons 42 and are adapted to slide inthe slot 131 in the channel irons 41. It will be noted from Figure thatthe channel irons 41 carry strips 133 which are spaced from each otherso as to provide a slot that acts as a uide for the rollers 44, and alsopermits the triggers 45 to move therein. The channel irons 41 whichcarry the triggers 82 are provided with openings 134 through which thetriggers are adapted to extend. The umps 95 are Opel-a tively connectedto the s raft 6 by means shown in Figure 1. The shaft 135 is carried bythe castings 84 and extends the entire length of the machine; Apulley136 is secured to the shaft 135 and is connected by means of abelt 138 to a pulley 137. The pulley 137 is mounted upon the shaft 6.Stub shafts 142 actuate the pumps 95 and are connected to the shaft 135by means of pulleys 139 and 140 and belts- 141. It will be seen fromthis construction that as soon as the shaft 6 is rotated itwill'ac'tuate the pumps 95. In Figure 1 I have shown the end piece ofthe machine as provided with rollers 143. These rollers are adapted tocarry the containers after they have been removed from the rotor C. Thecontainers will quickly come to a stop when carried by the rollers 143and may then be readily removed from the machine.

In case it is desired to stop the rotor from being reversed in itsmovement, every three revolutions, the operator may disconnect the arm53 from the shaft 54 whereby the arm will not be actuated and will notmove the clutches 63 and 64 into operative engagement. In Figure the arm53 is shown loosely mounted upon the shaft 54 and supported by asupporting member 144.

The supporting member is rigidly secured to the shaft 54 and is providedwith a notch 145. An arm 148 is carried by the arm 53 which carries anactuating arm-150. The arm 150 is adapted to swing the link 149, whichis operatively connected to a link 146 by means of a rod 147. A latch145 is operatively connected to the link 146 and is adapted to be swunginto the notch 145, when the link 149 is swung from the dotted lineposition into the full line position. it is desired to disconnect thearm 53 from the supporting member 144, it is merely necessary to swingthe actuating handle 151 so as to release the latch145 from the notch145.

l have also shown in Figures 4, 6 and 7 manually controlled means forstopping the rotation of the shaft 10. The casing 1 carries an arm 151which is connected to a shaft 152. A lever having arms 153 and 154 issecured to the. shaft 152 and is adapted to be swung when the controlhandle 151 is swung. The free end of the arm 153 has a pin which isslidably received in a groove 158 of a clutch mefnber 157. i The arm 154is adapted to be swung toward the gear 24, when the handle 151 isactuated and to contact with the edge of a stop member 155 mounted uponthe shaft and the increased and it is that is carried by the gear 24.When the handle 151 is moved into in Figure 4 it will cause the arm 153to release the clutch member 157 from the clutch member 156, and thusdisconnect the gear 22 from the shaft 21. The gear is loosely clutchmember 157 is keyed to the shaft; While the arm 153 is releasing 157,the arm 154 is being swung into engagement with the sto member 155 andstops the ear 24 from urther rotation. In this way t e shaft 10 isbrought to an abrupt stop. I r

In case it is desired to increase the speed of the containers as theyare being moved through the machine, it is merely necessary to decreasethe diameter of the pulley 5, whereupon the shaft 2 will be rotated ata.

higher speed, and will rotate the shaft 10 at a higher speed: If thespeed of the con through the machine is desirous to wash the tainers inpassing clothes-for the same length of time, .it is merely necessary toadd a section or two tothe machine. The machine is practically automaticin operation and merely requires one person to insert the containers atone end of the machine and a second person to remove the container atthe other end of the machine. This cuts down the amount .of help to agreat extent. It

dirt along with it. In this way the the position shown 1 tions, 2. gearsection,

the clutch member is also obvious with the present machine that the lotsystem may be done away with if desired, although this system may beused even though the present machine is employed. One of the principaladvantages of the present device lies in the fact that the clothes arenot submerged in a pool of water during the washing operation.- ter issprayed upon theelothes and is instantly drained therefrom, carrying theclothes are washed more quickly than can be done f with the ordinarylaundry machine.

I claim:

1. A washing machine comprising a casing, a rotor carried by saidcasing, clothes containers disposed in said rotor, a control box, meansfor rotating said rotor in both directions, means for moving saidcontain ers while in the rotor, said rotor actuating means and containermoving means being controlled from said control box, and manuallycontrolled meansfor causing the rotor to rotate in only one direction.

2. In a washing machine a container carrying rotor, means foroscillating said rotor,

The wa-' said means including a support, a clutch a lever carried bysaid support and operatively connected to -said clutch member, means forswingingj'said lever, a latch operatively connecting'fsai'd last namedmeans to said lever-andineans for swinging said latch out of engagementwith said lever swinging means.

3. A washing machine. comprising a casing, a rotor in saidcasing made upof secinclosing said rotor at each means for actuatingsaid gears andrings disposed on each "side of said gears for keeping water fromcontacting withsaid gears.

4. In a device of the type described, a

member,

sectional rotor including guide channel irons,

clothes containers movable through said rotor, container moving barsslidably disposed 1n said channel none, means carried by said bars formoving said'containers when said bars are moved in one direction,

and means for reciprocating said bars.

5.1m a device of the type described, a sectional rotorincluding guidechannel irons, clothes containers movable through said rotor, containermoving bars slidably disposed in said channel irons, meanscarried bysaid bars for moving said containers when said bars are moved in onedirection,

means for reciprocating said bars, said' means comprising a ringslidably mounted on said rotor, a ring moving member for reciprocatingsaid ring on said motor, and

a pitman for reciprocating said member.

EPHRAIM L. HURD.

